Denvil, Mary Ann, 1809-1889
Variant namesMary Ann Smith Denvil was born in 1809. She married actor Henry Denvil in 1823 and he became manager of the Royal Pavilion Theatre, London. Together they had seven children (five survived past childhood) and she was a dramatist in her own right. She would write to provide for her family and had many plays published and performed in the 1830s-1850s.
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| referencedIn | LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXXXII (ff. 1086). Aug.-Oct. 1846, except art. 25 (June I846). (1) 'May Marsden and Foul Weather Jack', [by C. Z. Barnett?], Acts 1 and 2. ff. 2-33. (2) 'The Origin of Powder' altered from 'The Rape of the Barber or the... | British Library | |
| referencedIn | LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS. Vol. CXVIII (ff. 1161). Jan.-March 1845 (see also 42991, art. 20). (1) 'Paul the Persecuted'. ff. 2-60. (2) 'The Female Bluebeard or the Adventures of Polyphemus Amador de Croustillac'. If. 61-133. (3) 'The Female Bluebeard'... | British Library | |
| creatorOf | Denvil, Mrs. "Dred" [microform] : drama in two acts / by Mrs. Denvil. | University of Missouri -- Columbia, MU Libraries; University of Missouri; MU; Ellis Library; University of Missouri Columbia |
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| parentOf | Denvil, Alice Matilda, -1908 | person |
| spouseOf | Denvil, Henry Gaskell, 1804-1866 | person |
| associatedWith | Frost, Thomas. | person |
| associatedWith | Pettingell, Frank | person |
| associatedWith | Prest, Thomas Peckett | person |
| associatedWith | Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. | person |
| associatedWith | University of Kent at Canterbury. Library. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1809
Death 1889
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